CVE-2017-14609

Published Sep 20, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The server daemons in Kannel 1.5.0 and earlier create a PID file after dropping privileges to a non-root account, which might allow local users to kill arbitrary processes by leveraging access to this non-root account for PID file modification before a root script executes a "kill `cat /pathname`" command, as demonstrated by bearerbox.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-6110 The server daemons in Kannel 1.5.0 and earlier create a PID file after dropping privileges to a non-root account, which might allow local users to kill arbitrary processes by leveraging access to this non-root account for PID file modification before a root script executes a "kill `cat /pathname`" command, as demonstrated by bearerbox.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Sep 17, 2024, 12:16 AM
Reserved
Sep 20, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 20, 2017, 6:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:06 AM